I read Half the World.
I loved Thorn Bathu, especially the fight with Gorm at the end. It's Abercrombie, so you knew she wasn't going to win, but the loop hole in the prophecy gave me a little hope. Still not a disappointment though.
I also think its safe to assume that the elves were, in reality, just advanced humans. Im almost positive Skifr's elf "magic" was a pistol. Not so sure what the bangle is though.
Overall this was good. I hope to see sone Thorn and Uthil side by side fighting in the conclusion.